Eppur Si Muove (3 Mar. 2004)

A Republican Congresswoman targets Ellie in an attempt to discredit the President; C.J. urges Abby to appear on Sesame Street; Josh works to keep a judicial nominee from withdrawing.

Director:

Llewellyn Wells

Writers:

Aaron Sorkin (creator), Alexa Junge,

Stars:

Stockard Channing, Dulé Hill, Allison Janney

Cast

Episode cast overview, first billed only:
Stockard Channing	...	Abbey Bartlet
Dulé Hill	...	Charlie Young
Allison Janney	...	C.J. Cregg
Joshua Malina	...	Will Bailey
Janel Moloney	...	Donna Moss
Richard Schiff	...	Toby Ziegler
John Spencer	...	Leo McGarry
Bradley Whitford	...	Josh Lyman
Martin Sheen	...	President Josiah 'Jed' Bartlet
Gary Cole	...	Vice President Bob Russell
Lily Tomlin	...	Deborah Fiderer
Nina Siemaszko	...	Ellie Bartlet
Melissa Marsala	...	Rina
Brian Kerwin	...	Ben Dryer
Michael Gaston	...	Eric Hayden

Storyline

A Republican Congresswoman targets Ellie and her scientific research as an example of government waste and cronyism in an attempt to discredit the President and the Administration. To help rehabilitate her image, C.J. urges Abby to appear on the Muppets as a doctor. Josh pushes the Republicans hard on judicial nominees after learning that a friend of his has grown tired of waiting for confirmation and is going to take a university position.

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Genres:

Drama

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

3 March 2004 (USA)

Filming Locations:

Stage 23, Warner Brothers Burbank Studios - 4000 Warner Boulevard, Burbank, California, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

John Wells Productions, Warner Bros. Television

Technical Specs

Runtime:

42 min

Color:

Color

Did You Know?

Trivia

In this episode Supreme Court Justice Owen Brady died. Leo makes the comment that he was 52 years old. This is and odd statement as in The West Wing: Separation of Powers Toby was making the comment that he was excited to put a justice on the court because the "last five guys" didn't get a chance to do it. The "last five guys" are referring to Presidents. Bartlet has been in office for 5-6 year and the other 5 presidents (assuming that they had only 1 term) is another 20 years. Which means the oldest that Justice Brady could have been when appointed to the Supreme Court was at the age of 27 years old.

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Quotes

Leo McGarry: I'm sorry, but can we really justify spending $800,000 on "A Bioculutural Approach to Female Sexual Fantasy and Genital Arousal"?
Toby Ziegler: How can we afford not to?

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Connections

References The Muppets Go to the Movies (1981)

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Soundtracks

"West Wing Main Title"
(uncredited)
Written by W.G. Snuffy Walden
Performed by Pete Anthony

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